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Letters .Patent No. 82,035, dated September 8, 1868.

IMPROVED BIN FOR SUGARS, duc.

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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Beit known that I, MORGAN L. RICH, of Sand Bank, in the county ofOswego, and State of New Yo'rk, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Bins for Sugars, Teas, dto.; and I do hereby declarethatY the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,which' will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

Figure 1 is a top view of my improved sugar-bins, part of the top beingbroken away to show the construction.

Figure is a vertical section of the same, taken through the line :e rv,iig. 1.

Similar letters of reference'indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to improve the construction andarrangement of sugar-bins, so as to make them more convenient in use,the bins being arranged more compactlythan is possible when theyarevconstruct'ed and arranged in the ordinary manner and it consists inarranging the bins around a central core in such a manner that the topof the bins may form a counter or stand for the scales, so that the saidscales may be readily accessible from all the bins, the whole beingconstructed and arranged as hereinafter more fully described. v

A are the bins, which are arranged around a central core, B, in such amanner that the' partitions, C, that separate said bins A, may radiatefrom said central core, as shown in tig. 1, givingto the bins'A thegeneral form of truncated wedges. 1

The forward or outer sides ofthe bins A incline inward both towards thetop and bottom. p The upper inclined part, al, which is much shorterthan the lower inclined part, a2, forms the doors of the bins, and arehinged at their lower edges to the upper edges ot' the said lower partsa2, so that, when opened, .the said doors al may hang down along thesaid lower parts ai, and may thus belentirely out of the way.

The top, D, of the bins, which rests upon the top of the central core orpost B, and upon the upper edges of the partitions C, which separate thebins A, forms a counter or table', to support the scales4 for weighingthe sugar, so that the said scales may be equally accessible frein allthe bins. p

When made for containing sugar, the bins A should be made so large aseach to contain a barrel of sugar, and, when' designed for containingteas, they should be made so large as each to contain a chestr of tea..In this latter case, the bins should be lined with sheet lead.

I am aware thatbins having inclinedsides and lids have been arrangedalong the walls of stores, `for 4the purpose of holding groceries, but,as this arrangement forms no part of my invention, Itherefore disclaimit; 'but What' I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

The bin, constructed as described, consisting ot' the radial portions C,around the standard B, all enclosed within the case, having inclinedsides a2 and hinged doors a?, the latter adapted to close against theedge ofthe top D, which forms a scale-support, as herein shown anddescribed.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 11th day ofApril, 1868.

M. L. RICH.

Witnesses:

WM. F. McNAMAnA, JAMES T. GRAHAM.

